National Society of Film Critics
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The '''National Society of Film Critics''' or '''NSFC''' is an American [[film critic]] organization. The NSFC currently consists of approximately 60 members who write for a variety of weekly and daily [[newspapers]] as of December 2007.<ref name=bg/>
==History==
National Society of Film Critics was founded in [[1966]] by a group of [[New York City]] based [[film critics]] who had been denied membership into the [[New York Film Critics Circle]]. <ref name=bg> {{cite news |first=Valerie J.|last=Nelson|title= Hollis Alpert, at 91; author cofounded film critic society
|url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/07/hollis_alpert_at_91_author_cofounded_film_critic_society/|work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=[[Boston Globe]] |date=2007-12-07 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> The NSFC was founded in the NYC apartment of ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]'' critic [[Hollis Alpert]], who co-founded the organization with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' writer [[Pauline Kael]].<ref name=bg/> Other influential founding members included then ''[[Newsweek]]'' movie reviewer, [[Joe Morgenstern]], and ''[[Life Magazine]]'' film critic, [[Richard Schickel]]. <ref name=bg/> The Society was also founded in order to counteract the influence of ''[[New York Times]]'' critic, [[Bosley Crowther]], who dominated the New York City film critic scene for many years.<ref name=bg/> The original founding film critics, who were overwhelmingly based in New York, called their new group a "national" organization because they wrote for a number of magazines and newspapers with a [[Newspaper circulation|national circulation]].<ref name=bg/>
The organization is known for their highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics awards in the United States. In past years, many of their [[Best Picture]] winners are foreign films, and they rarely match with the [[Academy Awards]] (they only agreed with the Oscar for four times in the past 40 years). The NSFC and its members are also among the most well respected professional film critics groups in [[North America]].
The NSFC is also the [[United States|American]] representative of the [[FIPRESCI|International Federation of Film Critics]] ([[FIPRESCI]]), which comprises the national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world. The FIPRESCI has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.
==Books==
The society has published an ongoing series of anthologies of articles including:
*''The X List: A Guide to the Movies That Turn Us On'', Edited by Jami Bernard, Da Capo Press, 2005
*''The A List: 100 Essential Films'', Edited by Jay Carr, Da Capo Press, 2002
*''Flesh and Blood: On Sex, Violence, and Censorship'', Edited by Peter Keough, Mercury House, 1995
*''They Went Thataway: Redefining Film Genres'', Edited by Richard T. Jameson, Mercury House, 1994
*''Love and Hisses: Sound Off On the Hottest Movie Controversies'', Edited by Peter Rainer, Mercury House, 1992
*''Foreign Affairs: A Guide to Foreign Films'', Edited by Kathy Shulz Huffhines, Mercury House, 1991
*''Produced and Abandoned: The Best Films You've Never Seen'', Edited by [[Michael Sragow]], Mercury House, 1990
*''The National Society of Film Critics on the Movie Star'', Edited by Elisabeth Weis, Penguin, 1981
*''The National Society of Film Critics on Movie Comedy'', Edited by Stuart Byron and Elisabeth Weis, Penguin, 1977
==Annual Film Awards==
*Categories:
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
**[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2000]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2001]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2002]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2003]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2004]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2005]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2006]]
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2007]]
==External links==
*[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-alpert4dec04,1,3272405.story?coll=la-news-obituaries Los Angeles Times: Hollis Alpert, 1916-2007: Writer co-founded National Society of Film Critics]
==References==
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[[Category:Film critics associations]]
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